M Wade Markel

The 2008 Battle of Sadr City

Reimagining Urban Combat

In 2008, U.S. and Iraqi forces defeated an uprising in Sadr City, a district of Baghdad with ~2.4 million residents. Coalition forces’ success in th...

The 2008 Battle of Sadr City

Using primary sources and interviews with those involved in the fighting and its aftermath, the authors describe the 2008 Battle of Sadr City, analyze...

The Evolution of U.S. Military Policy from the Constitution to the Present, Volume IV

The Total Force Policy Era, 1970–2015

Tracing the evolution of the U.S. Army throughout American history, the authors of this four-volume series show that there is no such thing as a “tr...

Developing U.S. Army Officers' Capabilities for Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Environments

Based on interviews and focus groups, this monograph identifies and describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable Army officers to succee...

A Preliminary Assessment of the Regionally Aligned Forces (RAF) Concept's Implications for Army Personnel Management

Under the Regionally Aligned Forces (RAF) concept, all units not assigned to the global response force are to be assigned, allocated, or otherwise ali...

Evaluating the Army's Ability to Regenerate

History and Future Options

This analysis modeled the Army's ability to increase ("regenerate") its active component end strength over five years--starting from end strengths of ...

A Stated Preference Analysis of the Determinants of Unit and Soldier Operational Effectiveness

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Improving the Department of the Army's Marketing for Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention of Civilians in Critical Occupations

This report presents the results of analyses intended to build a strong Army Civilian brand--that is, to help the Army assess and strengthen its abili...

A Stated Preference Analysis of the Determinants of Unit and Soldier Operational Effectiveness

After more than ten years of war, there have been no studies that assess the relative capabilities of Regular Army and reserve component units of the ...

Career Development for the Department of Defense Security Cooperation Workforce

This study informs the development of career models for the Department of Defense security cooperation workforce. It assesses potential requirements f...

The Evolution of U.S. Military Policy from the Constitution to the Present

The total force era, 1970-2015

Tracing the evolution of the U.S. Army throughout American history, the authors of this four-volume series show that there is no such thing as a "trad...